Fiber-optic catheter for cellular resolution imaging

• Main Author: Cui, Dongyao
• Other Authors: Liu Linbo
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Optical instruments
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73058
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Patients with cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia and chronic obstructive lung disease suffer from airway narrowing and lung infection, leading to morbidity and mortality. Mucociliary clearance (MCC) is a critical self-defense mechanism that prevents respiratory system infection. Impairment...